What is the assessment plan, and why is it important? The assessment plan is a document provided by your child’s school when the IEP team...

Has your child’s teacher or principal ever called and asked you to pick up your son or daughter early from school because of a behavior...

In special education advocacy, I hear much more about what school districts are doing poorly than what they are doing well. It’s the...

When a child requires an Augmentative or Alternative Communication (AAC) device, it is so important to include modeling the device as a...

As a professional in the world of special education, the phrase “behavior is communication,” comes up frequently during discussions with...

In most cases, if your child has a disability, it is going to impact them in some way for the rest of their life. Because of this, it is...

IEP goal progress reports are an essential piece to ensuring a parent’s participation in the IEP process. As the parent, you have a right...

Arguably, one of the most important parts of an IEP is the present levels of performance (PLOP). Without this section, the IEP team...

Part of the conversation IEP teams have in high school involves whether or not a child should work towards a certificate of completion or...

With all of the uncertainty surrounding education at the moment, it is reassuring to know that the federal government did not grant any...

The California Office of Administrative Hearings recently finalized some cases related to distance-learning. These cases are a positive...

One of the most common reasons I’ve heard school districts give about why a child doesn’t need special education assessment is because...

We are camping this week! As a mom with two young boys, when we go to a new campground I naturally have some worries: will the campground...

I have seen this waiver and others like it circulating through social media. While it looks harmless at first glance, there is no need...

Some of you have been back at school for a while now, but many of my clients are just now starting up the new school year. School looks a...

While I was teaching high school, I became well-versed in transition plans. I wrote them yearly for my students, and I figured out ways...

In light of the current educational climate, advocacy is more beneficial than ever! Most parents don’t have time to do all of the...

As the school year begins digitally, many children will need to be explicitly taught different skills than they are used to using in the...

Make sure to pay attention to what your local educational agency, most commonly the school district, is doing over these next couple of...

As a parent, you have probably come up with a great system over the years to understand your child. But, as your child grows and becomes...